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Filmmaker Travis Holt Hamilton was running along a pier early in the morning in California when he saw the woman.<\/p>\n

She was older and in a wheelchair being pushed by an older man on a pier that stretched out over the ocean.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust the look of her like content, just happy, and to me, being in Arizona, the ocean is still kind of surreal \u2013 there\u2019s still kind of that magic and power to it,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd so there\u2019s that image stuck in my head, and later that afternoon, I opened up my journal and started writing about this older woman that maybe being here had just come from Arizona, she\u2019s always wanted to touch the ocean, to feel that mighty power of the water.\u201d<\/p>\n

And so the idea for his latest film, \u201cTouch the Water,\u201d was born.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the story of a senior elder, the character\u2019s 80 years old, a Native woman that is at that stage in her life where she still lives at home in her house she\u2019s lived in for 40, 50 years, and she\u2019s getting to the point where she\u2019s almost not able to take care of herself and so she needs to make a decision of moving into an assisted-living situation or moving in with family \u2013 that\u2019s where the movie starts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The woman visits once a week at a senior center, and while she\u2019s there, one of the young interns challenges her and a few others to find a dream \u2013 find a new dream, or if there\u2019s something they haven\u2019t accomplished that they\u2019ve always wanted to in their life that they would be able to find that, he said. She takes the challenge seriously, and it\u2019s pretty easy for her to come up with something she\u2019s always wanted to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the journey of the film,\u201d Holt Hamilton said. \u201cIt\u2019s her going after the dream, at the same time realizing she still has purpose, she still has value as a member of society and the importance of reconnecting with family \u2013 we have a lot of those elements running through the film.\u201d<\/p>\n

This will be Holt Hamilton\u2019s first film since 2015\u2019s\u201cLegends from the Sky,\u201d a Native American sci-fi thriller. His company, Holt Hamilton Productions, specializes in independent indigenous filmmaking. His past films include: \u201cTurquoise Rose,\u201d \u201cBlue Gap Boy\u2019z,\u201d \u201cPete & Cleo\u201d and \u201cMore than Frybread,\u201d a mockumentary about a frybread competition that received a jury commendation at the 2012 Durango Independent Film Festival.<\/p>\n

According to the website, the characters to be cast are:<\/p>\n

Daisy \u2013 Female, 60 to 95 years. old, to play a 75-year-old Native American woman who lives alone and enjoys weekly visits to the Senior Day Center. She\u2019s a retired English professor who maintains a vibrant mind but struggles with a body that\u2019s breaking down fast. She\u2019s spiritual, artistic and dreams of having grandchildren before it\u2019s too late. She searches for a greater purpose in life. <\/em>Malinda \u2013 Female, 55 to 75 years old, to play a 69-year-old woman (not ethnic-specific) who lives alone and enjoys visiting with friends at the Senior Day Center. She has an endearing personality and is happy to just live to see another day. No big hopes and dreams or purpose in life. Looks for the good in others and likes routine. Happy in the moment. <\/em>Dyami \u2013 Male, 18 to 30 years old, to play a 23-year-old Native American man who interns at the local Senior Day Center. He loves to help others succeed with their dreams as he chases down his own. <\/em>Jessica \u2013 Female, 35 to 48 years old, to play a 44-year-old Native American woman as Daisy\u2019s daughter and only child. A successful lawyer with husband and no children. Her work and husband are her life. She feels responsible for her mother\u2019s care but has very little time for her even though she knows she should do more. <\/em>Ruby \u2013 Female, 65 to 105 years old, to play a 90+-year-old Native American woman who visits the Senior Day Center often. She\u2019s grumpy, loves to argue, tease and sometimes is just downright mean. She has a sharp mind but negative outlook on life and is often in pain whether real or imagined. Others put up with her because she is so old and fragile. <\/em>Crazy Bob \u2013 Male, 65 to 100 years old, to play a 70-ish-year-old man (non-ethnic specific) who visits the Senior Day Center often. He loves to flirt with the ladies, wear crazy clothes and often has moments of dementia. <\/em>Young Daisy \u2013 Female, 2 to 6 years old, to play a 3-year-old Native American child who is afraid of large water and loud noises. Loves to be in her parent\u2019s arms. Curious and a sponge! <\/em>Additional women roles \u2013 Heidi, store clerk \u2013 Females, 18 to 60 years old. Each are minor characters with a few lines of dialogue in a few scenes. (Not ethnic specific) <\/em>Additional men roles \u2013 Swim instructor, doctor \u2013 Males, 18 to 60 years old, to play one of the characters listed. Each are minor characters with a few lines and scenes. (Not ethnic specific). <\/em>Additional kid roles \u2013 Kids choir \u2013 Girls and boys ages 7 to 12 to play\/sing in a children\u2019s choir. Kids will sing two Christmas songs at the Senior Day Center. They need to be brave enough to sing but not professional singers. (All ethnicities welcome and desired. There are no speaking parts, so have your child sing their favorite Christmas song. Have them also answer two to three questions about someone they admire.)<\/em>Holt Hamilton said both seasoned and unseasoned actors are invited to audition for the film. In fact, he said, they have had success with both types of actors.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re looking for the right people to play the parts, and sometimes, that\u2019s someone that\u2019s very experienced that comes in and does beautifully well, and sometimes, that\u2019s somebody that has no experience that comes on board, so we\u2019re very open to that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re considering taking a shot at one of the parts, you\u2019d better get on it \u2013 the deadline for audition submission is Feb. 22.<\/p>\n

katie@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Audition for \u2018Touch the Water\u2019<\/h4>\n

Holt Hamilton Films is looking for actors to fill roles in its latest film, \u201cTouch the Water.\u201d Actors are invited to submit their audition at
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